The Case of the K-9 Caper! (Japanese: けいさつけんガーディPolice Officer Gardie) is the 54th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 16, 1998 and in the United States on April 10, 1999.

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Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsisAsh and his friends come to a police station, where there are officers training with their Growlithe. This inspires Ash to train his Pikachu like the officers. However, Ash finds the training incredibly difficult. Soon after, Team Rocket shows up, releasing a gas. This gas causes the human's voices to go incredibly high, so the Pokémon don't recognize their voices. James then uses a voice modifier to sound like the officers and Ash, and order the confused Pokémon to attack their trainers. However, Pikachu still recognizes Ash, so Pikachu defeats Team Rocket.

Oddly, though another episode was banned in the U.S., allegedly for scenes containing firearms, the opening scene in this episode shows a burglar with a pistol. Though, the most likely reason that it was acceptable is because it wasn't pointed at another person.

Errors

When Jessie from Team Rocket changes into the Ash costume to try to fool Pikachu, she comes back and says "Pikachu" under Ash's voice, yet in the next scene, she turns the dial to Ash on her voice changer.

The police force's growlithe are mistakingly called Arcanine (Pokémon) several times in the English dub.